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I do not blame the Burkinabe President, Ibrahim Traoré, for meeting the Ghanaian President, John Mahama, with a pistol and meeting Russia's President Vladimir Putin without arms. If anyone is to be blamed, it is the Ghanaian protocol officers. Ibrahim Traoré would have had to oblige or be ignored if they had insisted that he be disarmed.

President Obasanjo did that with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in Abuja. When Gaddafi refused to disarm himself at the Abuja Airport on Tuesday, 28 November 2006, President Obasanjo intervened, and when faced with superior clout from Obasanjo, Gaddafi blinked and folded. That is what President Mahama's protocol people should have done, and if they could not achieve it, President Mahama should have stepped in.

Russia is very particular and meticulous about arms around its leader. Even touching him uninvited can trigger Putin's bodyguards. We saw that last year in March when they almost physically attacked the then-Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, for daring to put his hand on Putin's chest, until Putin stopped them with a hand gesture.

African leaders should demand no less respect from their contemporaries, and their peers should willingly give it to them without being told. When you treat your fellow African leaders in a way that you would not treat Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, or Xi Jinping, you are sending out a boomerang that will come back to hit you.

Reno Omokri

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SadiqBabaSani:
I want you to imagine Tinubu carrying a pistol holster 😃😃😃

LazyNGyouth:
Reno Omokri and him busy body. Dude is jealous Traore that Tinubu hates stole the show while Tinubu was relegated to the background.

Heavens1stson:
Previous thread
https://www.nairaland.com/8311684/how-president-traore-outshone-tinubu



https://x.com/renoomokri/status/1876949784419832239?s=19[/quote]Renu is right for the first time!! Just imagine if the IT pull the trigger at that critical point and committed mass murder of VIP personality at the event.

MadamVanessa:




Shameless Reno mockery. By age the fool is far holder that Traore , but in terms of feat and achievement young Traore as floored him. Young Traore is a president of a nation, but old fóolish Reno mockery is X clown.

Heavens1stson:
Previous thread
https://www.nairaland.com/8311684/how-president-traore-outshone-tinubu



https://x.com/renoomokri/status/1876949784419832239?s=19[/quote]why would he not carry his side piece with patron of agbero around and close by

Godwin4444:
u people will b accusing helinues of being jobless, I logged in to nairaland few minutes ago n the over 5 topics I checked out u were on front-page n u want us to b u have job but helinues is jobless

MadamVanessa:



I login to nairaland once I am on my off days. If you noticed very well, I am not always frequent on nairaland as Helinues is. And even if I don't have anything doing, it's non of your business please.

MadamVanessa:



I login to nairaland once I am on my off days. If you noticed very well, I am not always frequent on nairaland as Helinues is. And even if I don't have anything doing, it's non of your business please.

MadamVanessa:




Shameless Reno mockery. By age the fool is far older than Traore , but in terms of feats and achievements young Traore has floored him. Young Traore is a president of a nation, but old fóolish Reno mockery is X clown.

Godwin4444:
u people will b accusing helinues of being jobless, I logged in to nairaland few minutes ago n the over 5 topics I checked out u were on front-page n u want us to b u have job but helinues is jobless

SmartyPants:
The Traore guy is just an immature fella playing toy soldier. What is that pistol meant for except to make him look tough to simpletons?

ZombieDredd:
Macho man
You are calling trained army captain toy soldier..

But if people insult your soldiers you go dey cap respect

Johnpiss:
Reno has lost respect cos he is so loquacious

SmartyPants:
Do understand what I said? Never said he is a fake soldier. But he is playing a role right now.

A trained soldier that is now a president but attends foreign State functions wearing camouflage and strapping a pistol is playing toy soldier.

Even within the army, there is a ceremonial uniform if you must appear as a soldier at such functions.

He is simply putting on costumes for the amazement of simpletons.

EmperorCaesar:
Is there any logic in whats he's saying or not?

Why meet with an African president with arms in your pocket, then suddenly throw the arms away in your meeting with a White guy?

If untruthful people like are more than 50% in Nigeria, then there's a big issue

You dont rule out every reasonable opinion coming out from a person just because you do not fancy them. Its 2025

Forumites:
You talk too much.